Profiles of Valor Vol. 4 (MP3 Audiobook Download)
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Overview
America’s greatness is rooted in its goodness, which is rooted in Christianity.
Step into the closing chapters of America’s founding era, January 1781 to February 1832. From harrowing journeys to sacrificial generosity, you’ll meet ten real heroes, each demonstrating a powerful virtue like discernment, generosity, and availability. These true stories reveal the Christian faith and grit that built a nation. Read the entire four-book series to fall in love with American history, reconnect with its godly founding values, and discover a pathway for its future.
Recommended for grades 7 and up.
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| SKU | KD428-2 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Master Books |
| Title | Profiles of Valor Vol. 4 (MP3 Audiobook Download) |
| Subtitle | January 1781 - February 1832 |
| Series | Profiles of Valor |
| ISBN 13 | 9798900920153 |
| Contributors | Marilyn Boyer, Grace Ehrman |
| Narrator | Will Stauff |
| Duration (in Minutes) | 107 |
| Publisher | New Leaf Publishing Group, LLC |
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Are you searching for true heroes your children can look up to—heroes who shaped a nation and modeled godly values?
Step into the final chapters of America’s fight for freedom and the birth of a nation with Profiles of Valor: Vol. 4, a virtue-driven collection of biographical sketches from the War of Independence and the founding era.
Learn American History While Building Godly Character
From daring espionage to the halls of Congress, you’ll meet ten real heroes, each demonstrating a powerful character quality:
- Availability ~ Emily Geiger
- Cautiousness ~ James Armistead
- Courage ~ Jordan Freeman
- Decisiveness ~ Gen. Daniel Morgan
- Discernment ~ Alexis de Tocqueville
- Generosity ~ Haym Solomon
- Prudence ~ Benjamin Franklin
- Purposefulness ~ Gen. Nathanael Greene
- Thoroughness ~ James Madison
- Uprightness ~ Thomas Jefferson
American Heroes to Emulate
These action-packed stories showcase the very best role models from January 1781 through February 1832.
- Discover how James Armistead’s cautiousness as a double agent helped win the siege of Yorktown.
- See Daniel Morgan’s decisiveness at the Battle of Cowpens, a turning point in the war.
- Admire Nathanael Greene’s purposeful leadership during the siege of Ninety-Six.
- Ride with Emily Geiger, whose availability and courage delivered a vital message through enemy lines.
- Stand with Jordan Freeman, whose courage and sacrifice at Fort Griswold inspired generations.
- Witness Haym Solomon’s generosity as he financed the Revolution and supported the new nation.
- Learn from James Madison’s thoroughness in crafting the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
- Watch Benjamin Franklin’s prudence calm the Constitutional Convention and point the nation to God.
- Explore Thomas Jefferson’s uprightness and his lifelong respect for the teachings of Jesus.
- Discover Alexis de Tocqueville’s discernment in uncovering the true source of America’s greatness.
The American History Supplement Your Family Needs
Through depictions of dramatic events, each biographical vignette keeps children hooked on the facts of history while simultaneously fostering patriotism and faith. Black and white illustrations bring added context to the stories, showing portraits, battle scenes, and key turning points.
Profiles of Valor is perfect for reading aloud as a family, an ideal gift for a budding historian (grades 7 and up), a great addition to your daily morning basket reading, or a wholesome recreational reading option for independent readers.
Book Format
While the stories are ordered chronologically, each chapter can stand alone if desired. Each biographical sketch will take approximately 30 minutes to read aloud.
Each chapter is introduced with a definition of the virtue demonstrated and a relevant Bible memory verse. At the close of each story, comprehension questions help check for understanding while application questions foster discussion to bring the virtues into modern life. Meaningful quotes from statesmen and important personalities are also included throughout the volume.
Read this volume and the entire four-book series to fall in love with American history, reconnect with its godly founding values, and discover a pathway for its future.
Customer Reviews
The tone is encouraging without being overwhelming, making it suitable for younger readers while still meaningful for older elementary students. We found this volume great for sparking conversations about responsibility, service, and standing for truth.
This book is a solid resource for families looking to reinforce biblical character traits through real-life historical examples rooted in Christian faith. I can honestly recommend getting the whole series. While each book is useful by itself and sparks lovely conversation and reflection they compliment each other and I would struggle to pick a favourite.
Each chapter began by highlighting a character quality exemplified by the individual and a related Bible verse followed by a specific story from their life. These audiobooks are very quick and compact biographies that share a specific story from the individual’s life and then including their main life achievements and how they impacted America. The end of chapter questions include short answer questions about the story but also more thought provoking questions about the highlighted character quality.
These stories are well written with a lot of meat to ponder, although the narration could use more expression. I especially enjoyed the account of James Armistead and other familiar figures but I also was challenged by the stories of less familiar heroes as well.
I will mention that this whole series has a military focus and I am hopelessly lost when it comes to military terms and strategies so I have had to look up a few things along the way. Because of some of the unfamiliar vocabulary it may be helpful to follow along or have a print versito better follow the events. The print version does not have the pull-out vocabulary that's some of the other series do though so you may need to look them up with an outside source.
With discussion questions and character applications, these are great additions to your library.
The narration is well done and perfect for use at home or in the car. They’re short enough that they could work well if you only have a short drive to sports practice, Wednesday night Bible study or a trip to the store etc.